When I click any result from a Google search I am transferred to an advertising page rather than the web site listed in the result.
My computer is a five year Old Dell desktop running Windows XP - highspeed cable internet connection direct connected to router
I have run a complete scan with Mcafee, but the problem persists.
My computer is a five year Old Dell desktop running Windows XP - highspeed cable internet connection direct connected to router
I have run a complete scan with Mcafee, but the problem persists.
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Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs.
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
- http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
- http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
- http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
- http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free
See also:
- "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked
Thanks for the advice. I'll get the scans done today